Hmmm. Let me compare a year with (2004) and without (2005) the short-story-a-day experiment.

2004

Total Books Read: 50

Anthologies/Collections read: 12

Pages read: 18,299 (yes, I keep track and it’s sad)

2005

Total Books Read: 54

Anthologies/Collections read: 9

Pages read: 18,744

I remember saying at the end of 2004 that it was my “reading year”: the year I read the most. It surprises me to know I read even more in 2005, even if it’s only about 450 pages more. I read some shorter novels in 2005 which increased the number of titles read by 4. But I read fewer anthologies overall. Also, it should be noted, that some of the stories read in 2004 were from online sources, which do not figure into the page and title counts. So, maybe I’m reading the same from year-to-year after all.

Where does this leave me with a new year’s resolution for 2006? I’m not sure yet. I’m leaning towards yes. Today.

2 Comments on Contemplating Another New Year’s Resolution

Go for the short a day again! You got me to read a lot of short stories that year and it’ll be incentive for me to do it again.

This year was a lot more non-fiction, a lot less short fiction and a lot more “historical” fiction. 70-odd books by the time the year ends, plus or minus. Page count? Not sure…how many pages does The Baroque Cycle put me at by itself?!?!?!